Plucky and romantic Alice tries to rise above the crudities of her hopelessly shabby background in this Pulitzer Prize–winning classic about ambition and self-delusion.
The lower-middle class Adams family faces a slow disintegration in a small Midwestern town. Alice, a social climber, is ashamed of her unsuccessful family and determined to distinguish herself. Lacking the social props she needs to shine in society, Alice attends a dance and lies about her background, hoping to attract a wealthy husband. But in the end, her high aspirations must be tempered by the reality of her situation.
Alice Adams’ resiliency of spirit makes her one of Tarkington’s most compelling female characters.

Summary

Summary

Plucky and romantic Alice tries to rise above the crudities of her hopelessly shabby background in this Pulitzer Prize–winning classic about ambition and self-delusion.

The lower-middle class Adams family faces a slow disintegration in a small Midwestern town. Alice, a social climber, is ashamed of her unsuccessful family and determined to distinguish herself. Lacking the social props she needs to shine in society, Alice attends a dance and lies about her background, hoping to attract a wealthy husband. But in the end, her high aspirations must be tempered by the reality of her situation.

Alice Adams’ resiliency of spirit makes her one of Tarkington’s most compelling female characters.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Tarkington’s story of ambition and delusion…still packs a punch.” —AudioFile

“In Alice Adams Booth Tarkington momentarily ceased his detached contemplation of the foibles of youth and wrote a highly subjective story of an American family. Without abandoning his great gift for exposing the comic details of adolescent behavior, he was able to regard Alice’s difficulties with interior sympathy and understanding.” —New York Times

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Author

Author Bio: Booth Tarkington

Booth Tarkington (1869–1946), who achieved overnight success with his first novel, The Gentleman from Indiana (1899), is perhaps best remembered as the author of the popular Penrod adventures and Seventeen. He was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes for Literature and in 1933 received the Gold Medal for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Details

Details

Format:

Digital Download

Format:

Digital Rental

Format:

CD

Format:

MP3 CD

Available Formats :

Digital Download, Digital Rental, CD, MP3 CD

Category:

Fiction

Publisher:

Blackstone Audio

Publisher:

Blackstone Audio

Publisher:

Blackstone Audio

Publisher:

Blackstone Audio

Tracks:

25

Tracks:

25

CDs:

7

CDs:

1

Runtime:

8.18

Isbn:

9781455191109

Isbn:

9781482105308

Isbn:

9781433247880

Isbn:

9781433247897

Audience:

Adult

Language:

English

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